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PA Bicyclist Was Found By Brother After Deadly Hit-Run: Authorities PA Bicyclist Was Found By Brother After Deadly Hit-Run: Authorities
PA Bicyclist Was Found By Brother After Deadly Hit-Run: Authorities A Lancaster Township man is accused of fleeing the scene of the deadly crash that killed 23-year-old Anson Burkholder in Maidencreek Township last month.  Moshe K. Notis, 28, is charged with homicide by vehicle and other counts related to the Sept. 20 crash, said the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  Investigators say Burkholder, of Maidencreek, was biking home after stopping by a farm to tend to animals around 8 p.m.  When he never made it back, his brother went looking and found the 23-year-old dead off the shoulder of Route 222 near the edge of a cornfield, accord…

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks Bicyclist Dies In Crash On Route 222: Police Berks Bicyclist Dies In Crash On Route 222: Police
Berks Bicyclist Dies In Crash On Route 222: Police A Berks County bicyclist was found dead by a loved one after he was hit by a vehicle on Route 222, according to authorities.  Northern Berks Regional Police said the cyclist was located on the highway between Rich Maiden Road and Pleasant Hill Road around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20.  The victim was 23-year-old Anson Burkholder of Maidencreek Township, the Berks County Coroner's Office confirmed to Daily Voice.  A family member found Burkholder near his damaged bicycle after he was late coming home and called police, the department said. Route 222 was temporarily closed…

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by Mac Bullock
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1 Dead In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Route 222 1 Dead In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Route 222
1 Dead In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Route 222 One person died in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a second vehicle on Route 222 Friday, Sept. 23, authorities said. The wreck happened in the southbound lanes near Burgert Lane in Maidencreek Township around 8:10 a.m., according to the Northern Berks Police Department. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene by the Berks County Coroner's Office. He was identified as Christopher Lee Rankin, 28, WFMZ reports. Further details surrounding the crash were not immediately known. Pennsylvania State Police were also called to investigate and the highway reopened someti…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities ID Route 222 Crash Victim As Exeter Township Man: Report Authorities ID Route 222 Crash Victim As Exeter Township Man: Report
Authorities ID Route 222 Crash Victim As Exeter Township Man: Report The victim in a crash last week on Route 222 in Berks County has been identified, The Reading Eagle reports. Kevin Crossett, 28, died Sunday at Reading Hospital, three days after sustaining injuries in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 222 between Evansville and Pleasant Hill Road in Maidencreek Township, the news outlet says citing authorities. The crash closed the road for several hours as police investigated, according to the outlet. Click here for the full report from The Reading Eagle.

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by Nicole Acosta